Stanley (name)
 A stone-filled meadow | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈstænliː/ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "stone leigh" |
| Region of origin | The Heptarchy (Anglo-Saxon England) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Stoneley (archaic), Stanly, Lea (Lee |
| See also | Leigh) |
| Gender | Male |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | From the surname |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Stanly, Stanlee |
| Nickname(s) | Stan |
| Related names | Lee, Leigh |
Stanley is a family name and masculine given name dating from the 11/12th century contraction of Stone (pronounced "Stan") and Leigh (meadow).
It is also believed[by whom?] to be a Mediaeval contraction of the modern-day English-speaking forename "Stephen" following Spanish roots from the name "Esteban" [citation needed] or the Polish name "Stanislas", given after St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów Bishop and Martyr. Stanislas was a popular name in Britain and Scandinavia before the Reformation, still given in France, Austria and Italy.
Persons with the given name
- Stanley Adams (singer) (1907–1994), American singer and lyricist
- Stanley Adams (actor) (1915–1977), American actor and screenwriter
- Stanley Adams (whistleblower) (born 1927)
- Stanley T. Adams (1922–1999), American Army officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War
- Stan Arthur, Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1992–95
- Stanley Baldwin, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Stanley Burrell, American rapper known as MC Hammer
- Stanley Cavell, American philosopher
- Stanley Cohen (biochemist) (born 1922), American Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate
- Stan Cohen (politician) (1927–2004), British Labour politician
- Stanley Cohen (physicist) (born 1927), founder and president of Speakeasy Computing Corporation
- Stanley Cohen (sociologist) (1942–2013), Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics
- Stanley Norman Cohen (born 1935), American geneticist
- Stanley G. Cohen, president of Five Towns College
- Stan Drake, founding artist of the comic strip The Heart of Juliet Jones
- Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of Barack Obama
- Stanley Ellis (linguist) (1926–2009), English linguistics scholar and broadcaster
- Stanley Ellis (cricketer) (1896–1987), English cricketer
- Stanley G. Ellis (born 1947), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Stanley Fields (biologist) (born 1955), American biologist
- Stanley Fields (actor) (1883–1941), American actor
- Stanley Fisher, 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon
- Stanley Goble, Chief of Air Force of Australia
- Stanley G. Grizzle, retired Canadian citizenship judge and labour union activist
- Stanley Heaps, English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system
- Stanley Johnson (basketball) (born 1996), American basketball player
- Stanley Johnson (writer) (born 1940), British author and politician, writer on environmental and population issues, MEP 1979–1984
- Stanley Johnson (London politician) (1869–1937), English solicitor and Conservative Party politician, MP 1918–1924
- Stanley Jones (cyclist), British Olympic cyclist
- Stanley A. Klein, American neuroscientist
- Stanley H. Klein (1908–1992), American architect
- Stanley Krippner, American psychologist, parapsychologist, and Professor of Psychology at Saybrook University
- Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), American film director
- Stanley Kurtz, American conservative commentator
- Stan Lee, American comic book creator
- Stanley Lewis (sculptor) (1930–2006), Montreal sculptor, 1930–2004
- Stanley Cornwell Lewis (1905–2009), British portrait painter and illustrator
- Stanley G. Love, American scientist and a NASA astronaut
- Stanley S. Love, American former professional basketball player
- Sir Stanley Matthews, British footballer
- Stanley Mazor, engineer and inventor
- Stanley A. McChrystal, former Commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A)
- Stanley Middleton (1919–2009), British novelist
- Stanley Nelson Jr., American director and producer known for examining the history and experiences of African Americans
- Stanley Ocitti, Ugandan basketball player
- Stanley G. Owen, Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s
- Stanley G. Payne, historian of modern Spain and Europe and Fascism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Stanley Plotkin, American physician, vaccinologist, and immunologist
- Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist
- Stanley Rogers Resor, 9th United States Secretary of the Army
- Stanley Jedidiah Samartha, Indian theologian
- Stanley Savige, Australian soldier and businessman
- Stanley Schmidt, editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine from 1978 to 2012
- Stanley Shakespeare (1963–2005), American football player
- Stanley Sheff, Hollywood born director and writer
- Stanley Gerald Umphrey Shier, 18th Canadian Surgeon General
- Stanley Tillekeratne, former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Stanley Unwin (comedian) (1911–2002), South African-born comedic writer and performer
- Stanley Unwin (publisher) (1884–1968), British publisher, founder of George Allen and Unwin
- Stanley Wagner (disambiguation), several people
- Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935), American science fiction writer
- Stanley Wojcicki, Polish American emeritus professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford University
- Stanley Wolpert, American Indologist
Persons with the family name
- Aileen Stanley (1897–1982), American popular singer
- Allan Stanley (born 1926), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Alessandra Stanley, American journalist
- Antwaun Stanley, American singer, songwriter
- Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster
- Barney Stanley (1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Bob Stanley (baseball player) (born 1954), American former baseball player
- Bob Stanley (musician) (born 1964), English musician
- Brian Stanley (disambiguation)
- Charles Stanley (disambiguation)
- Chase Stanley (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby League player
- Christopher Stanley (born 1965), American actor
- David S. Stanley (1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
- Edward Stanley (bishop) (1779–1849), English bishop of Norwich
- Fiona Stanley (born 1946), Australian epidemiologist
- Florence Stanley (1924–2003), American actress
- Francis Edgar Stanley (1849–1918), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer
- Frank C. Stanley, late 19th-early 20th-century American popular singer; stage name for William S. Grinsted
- Freelan O. Stanley (1849–1940), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer and founder of the Stanley Hotel
- Frederick Trent Stanley (1802–1883), American industrialist, founder of Stanley Works
- George F.G. Stanley (1907–2002), Canadian historian and designer of the Canadian flag
- Ginger Stanley (born 1931), American model, actress and stunt woman
- Harry Stanley (1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator mistakenly shot dead by the police
- Henry Stanley, American businessman and founder of Stanley Rule and Level Company, cousin of Frederick Trent Stanley
- Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904), Welsh-American journalist and explorer, searched for Dr. Livingstone
- Ian Stanley (born 1957), British musician
- James Stanley (disambiguation), several people
- John Stanley (disambiguation), several people
- Kim Stanley (1925–2001), American actress
- Matt Stanley (born 1989), New Zealand comedian
- Mervin C. Stanley (1857–1907), New York politician
- Michael Stanley (born 1948), American rock singer
- Mickey Stanley (born 1942), American baseball player
- Mike Stanley (born 1963), American baseball player
- Mike Stanley (rower) (born 1957), New Zealand Olympic rower and sports administrator
- Millicent Preston-Stanley (1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician
- Oliver Stanley (1896–1950), British politician
- Owen Stanley (1811–1850), British naval captain
- Owsley Stanley (born 1935), American "underground" chemist, mass-produced LSD
- Paco Stanley (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinated
- Paul Stanley (born 1952), American rock guitarist and vocalist
- Ralph Stanley (born 1927), American bluegrass musician, one of the Stanley Brothers
- Richard Stanley (film director) (born 1966), South African-born film director
- Richard P. Stanley (born 1944), American mathematician at MIT
- Richard Stanley (politician) (1920–1983), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1950–1966
- Robbie Stanley (born 1967), American auto racing driver
- Sidney Stanley (died 1969), Polish-British businessman
- Sidney Stanley (cricketer) (born 1933), South African cricketer
- Steven J. C. Stanley (born 1958), Jamaican audio engineer and producer
- Steven M. Stanley (born 1941), paleontologist
- The Stanley Brothers, Carter and Ralph, American bluegrass musicians
- Thomas Stanley (author) (1625–1678), English author and translator
- Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890–1970), American politician, governor of Virginia 1954–1958
- Venetia Stanley (1600–1633), English courtesan
- Venetia Stanley (1887–1948), English socialite, intimate friend of Herbert Henry Asquith
- Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate
- William Ford Robinson Stanley, British inventor and businessman
- William Stanley (Battle of Bosworth) (c. 1435–1495), fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field
- William Stanley (Elizabethan) (1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen Elizabeth I
- William Stanley, Jr. (1858–1916), American physicist
- Winifred C. Stanley (1909–1996), U.S. Representative from New York
English nobility and gentry
- any of the Stanley Baronets
- any of the Barons Stanley
- any of the Baron Stanley of Alderley
- Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield (1874–1948), president of the Board of Trade, chairman of London Passenger Transport Board
- Lady Anne Stanley (1580–1647), possible heir to the English throne
- Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (1600–1656/7), wife of the 1st Earl of Ancram
- Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley, name used by many generations of the Stanley family
- Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1907–1971)
- Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby (1531–1593)
- James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607–1651)
- Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435–1504)
- William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (1584–1642)
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